The St Kitts and Nevis government is moving with speed to make it a criminal offence for persons under 18 years old to be admitted to night clubs and other entertainment spots. Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Patrice Nisbett is seeking parliamentary approval, when the National Assembly meets on Thursday, April 28th, to make it a criminal offence for a person to be permitted to enter any form of adult entertainment if that person is under the age of 18. Under the Criminal Amendment (Amendment) Bill,…
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Antigua hints at taking the U.S. back to WTO
Antigua’s American-born legal counsel in World Trade Organization (WTO) matters, Mark Mendel, says the United States may have opened itself up to a new challenge when it shut down certain offshore Internet gambling sites last Friday. “The WTO ruled that these kinds of laws criminalising the provision of remote gaming services are contrary to the obligations of the United States under the WTO agreements,” said Mendel, in a statement. “The United States, being a very heavy user of the WTO rules to its own benefit, simply cannot continue to prosecute…
Read MoreTT charters CAL’s 737 for US$85,000
To facilitate an almost 40-member delegation on a five-day visit to Brazil, government has chartered one of Caribbean Airlines’ 737s—which can seat 154 people—at a cost of US$85,000. Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner confirmed that CAL would have been flying the TT delegation to Brazil Monday but he was unaware of the specific details. In turn, CAL has had to wet-lease another aircraft, for substantially more money, to facilitate its travel agenda for the high-traffic Easter period. The Guardian understands that the wet-leased cost, during peak travel season and…
Read MoreCCJ may hear abuse claim against Barbados
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) may be called upon to adjudicate in the matter in which a Jamaican woman claimed she had been sexually abused by Immigration officials when she landed in Barbados last month. The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper quoted Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Dr Kenneth Baugh, as saying that the matter involving 20-year-old Shanique Myrie could be headed to the CCJ if Bridgetown and Kingston cannot work out their differences. Responding to questions from Opposition Spokesman Anthony Hylton during last week’s meeting of the Standing…
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PPP/C slams PNCR statements about Amerindian development in Guyana
– debunks claims of neglect By Samuel Sukhnandan People’s Progress Party Member of Parliament Norman Whittaker has waded into the People’s National Congress Reform party for accusing the administration of neglecting Amerindians in Guyana. Whittaker, a liaison officer to the minister of Amerindian Affairs, said that valuable progress has been made over the years in hinterland communities in several sectors, including agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure, among other things. His comments came in response to statements made by the PNCR that there has been extreme neglect of Amerindian communities, especially…
Read MoreGuyana Post Office begins implementing tighter security
The Guyana Post Office Corporation says new security measures to deter bandits offices have begun to be implemented at its district offices, and as such there has been a time change for the payment of Old Age Pension. The GPOC said in a statement that its district offices will commence payment of pensions at 08:30h from May 3, 2011. “Pensioners and other stakeholders are kindly asked to take note of this change in arrangements. The Guyana Post Office Corporation also wishes to thank pensioners and other stakeholders for their kind…
Read MoreMan drowns during outing to Onderneeming
An Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast family’s Easter plans were plunged into chaos when they received news that their son had drowned while he was on an outing with his friends. Dead is 22-year-old Azaam “Shortman” Mohamed, of Airy Hall village. According to the man’s mother, Basmattie Lachman, Mohamed left home early Sunday morning, April 24th, stating he was going with some friends to the popular “hot and cold” lake in Onderneeming. Lachman stated that Mohamed had mentioned earlier in the week that he was planning to go to the regatta…
Read MoreGuyanese wins Pulitzer photography prize
Guyanese-born Nikki Khan, currently a photographer with The Washington Post, is among this year’s winners of the Pulitzer Prize for outstanding photography. Khan and two others from The Washington Post won for images captured in earthquake-ravished Haiti. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Khan moved to Washington, D. C., where she studied at an American university and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in visual media and art history in May 1996. She later attended Syracuse University and completed a Master’s of Science degree in photography in May…
Read MoreCanada should have probed allegations against Rohee – Nawbatt
By Ron Cheong Guyana’s ambassador to Canada, Harrinarine Nawbatt, says he finds it extremely difficult that Ottawa would grant refugee status to someone who makes a claim implicating a government minister without confirming, through its embassy here, the validity of the allegations. Nawbatt, who was recently posted to Canada, made the remarks even as damning allegations have surfaced about Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee coercing an information technology expert to bring down two opposition websites, and also trying to pay him to hack into the email addresses of top opposition…
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